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04-07-2014, 01:03 AM

mikelouis

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

Lol I have heard about the Nigerian scams. They are so easy to identify and am sure they think people are that stupid to fall for them.

10-19-2012, 09:40 PM

katiescorner

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

I believe your intentions are good but your "facts" are WRONG.. There are a lot of companies who do hire for online JOBS..

The problem comes in with people who believe they can just log on to the internet, sign up and start working for an EMPLOYER.. It doesn't work that way. I have two relatives plus myself who work from home for an employer and I know many others who do as well.

The keyword in that last paragraph is WORK. It doesn't mean to pay to find a job, it doesn't mean to just sign up and start supposedly working. It does mean, you find a company who hires, you apply with a resume, you go through an interview, you have the equipment you need, (usually a quiet area, a dedicated landline, a headset, etc) and that you actually get hired. Just applying should NEVER mean you are automatically hired.

Just to give you an idea of what a REAL company looks like, take a look at http://www.axiondata.com/employment.htm, they aren't hiring right now but at least everyone can see what a real company actually looks like.

Originally Posted by billybill

short and sweet there is no such thing as ONLINE JOBS !

a JOB is when you perform a set of daily task for a BOSS and GET paid at weeksend PERIOS!

Therefore anyone advertsing JOBS online is posting a lie and just do not join !

All though i use that keyword in my blogs because thats what people serach for JOBS
or work at home or earn moneyonline etc...

10-19-2012, 05:34 PM

billybill

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

short and sweet there is no such thing as ONLINE JOBS !

a JOB is when you perform a set of daily task for a BOSS and GET paid at weeksend PERIOS!

Therefore anyone advertsing JOBS online is posting a lie and just do not join !

All though i use that keyword in my blogs because thats what people serach for JOBS
or work at home or earn moneyonline etc...

10-18-2012, 02:53 PM

Administrator

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

GREAT WORK GUYS! Thanks for signing up and contributing!

10-18-2012, 11:58 AM

Meri Widow

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

Thanks for posting up that information on a scam.

Making a scammer's scam googlable on every scam-warner-anti-fraud-busting site you can find is a great way to slow that scammer down when a suspicious potential victim goes looking for information, finds your post containing the name the scammer is using, his email address, phone number and the emails themselves and then that potential victim does not become a scam victim because you took the time "get the word out".

Wasting a scammer's time legally and safely is called "scambaiting". If you google that word, you will find sites where you can read scambaits, post up the emails and email addresses of scammers, post up a fake website, read up on how to alert a hosting company that they are hosting a fake website, ask questions and learn all about the hobby of scambaiting.

10-18-2012, 09:53 AM

cletis80

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

There was an ad in my newpaper about a personal assistant job paying 400 a week. I sent my resume via email and just got a response today and it's for a mystery shopper job. They say the company is Conti Fibre, which is a fabric place in Italy. They wanted my information and I am not going to send it. They email was [email protected] by the name of Kenny Day. They would send me money to buy stuff for mystery shopping.

05-31-2012, 02:42 PM

scottysgirl7682

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

Originally Posted by badwx1

I have another possible scam. I received an unsolicited email (actually two came through). My warning system came up especially with the BAD english. Has anyone run into this? I have a bad feeling about this email. :zx11pissed:

Hi,
My name is Mrs Stephanie Wilmore wife to Mr James Wilmore ,I came across your resume on Career Network saying you need employment.I'll need your services as a personal assistant for my business within the states. We just moved in to town a couple of days ago before embarking on a trip sponsored by my husband's company. Presently we're on vacation on board on an European line cruiser sponsored by my husband's company and we'll be back soon before the end of this month or at the very beginning of next month. I am a fashion designer, i design and make French wedding gowns, and I have numerous customers around the states.I work from home and i also supply stores with my products.I deal mainly in whole sales. I wish i had my website up already so that you can view some of my work but that's one of the reason why i need a P.A who will plan with me so that we can set everything up.
Sandra is our only child and daughter and she plays a very important role in our family, ever since she was born,the family has never remained the same for good. There 're just the 4 (myself,my husband,my daughter and my husband's mom) of us in the house hopefully you will be the fifth person.I have an offer for you to be my personal assistant and to help with business related issues and advice, also to to take care of my business for me whenever am not around in person. You can send in your updated resume/references in your next email. I want to let you know that we're having much fun out here, we would have love to call you but the network on board is really poor because of the high tides for this particular period of the year.But we would call you as soon as we get a clearer reception. My daughter has been a little ill and she has been in the Intensive care Unit on board for
the past two days, But I thank God she's is getting on fine and this will prompt us in coming home as soon as we get to shores.
I and my husband want to put things in place so you can start immediately we arrive from our vacation.We would like to have a brief interview with you,answer the following questions.
1)How many years of work experience do you have ?
2) Do you smoke ?
3)Do you do drugs ?
4) What area are you located presently ?
5)Do you have any disability ?
. .............Below is our Offer and Requirements.........
You'll be paid $800.00 weekly If you choose to receive your salaries monthly thats $3200 and its okay with us.
1) You must be able to speak English Language..
2)Is your partners in support of this position for you.
3)You must have any references and achievements ?
4)Ever been convicted ?? Doesn't matter to me as long as you have realize your past mistakes and now a changed person.
I await your prompt response and as soon as i get your response, I will write back to let you know if you have the job or not.
Regards.
Mr.James Wilmore

This screams scam from the get go. If you look at the part where the "lady" introduces him/herself, and then look at the signature part of the email, you can see that something doesn't jive. The signature is the husband, but begins with the wife. "She" also says that the website for the company is not up, red flag #2. Not only that, but earlier in the email, it is mentioned that "she" wants to do a personal interview with you, but gives you a bunch of questions to answer and email back to them, and then they'll let you know if you have the job or not: red flag #3. I may be wrong, but this sounds like the typical "cash a fake check" scheme. Run as fast as you can!

05-30-2012, 11:17 PM

LindsayW979

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

I just joined this website, and noticed this fabulous board for those of us who have managed to fall for a scam. Same thing, "personal assistant", check-cashing, the whole nine yards. Fortunately I had stuff I was holding back from the scammer, and didn't get taken for the whole amount, but still have to pay back a portion. I feel fortunate that I had legit jobs, and while I'm gonna be pissed about my credit rating, I'm cooperating with everyone to get this scum taken to justice. Look out for:

I've already informed the local authorities, and have a claim filed with ic3.gov.

If anyone else has come into contact with any of these e-mail addresses, feel free to let me know, I'm happy to add you as a victim to my complaint with ic3. I feel really stupid for falling for this, but, hey, like others have said, in this economy, sometimes you overlook the obvious "red flags". Plus this person was very charming and vaguely threatening. They've gotten worse, it seems...

02-02-2012, 07:36 PM

Anonymous4Me

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

I just got two different eMail scams and thought I should let you all see them. I am really glad you all were here because I would have fallen for them.

~~~

First one~

Hello
How are you, You have been picked as my possible customer service agent, after reviewing your resume. I'm looking for someone that can be trusted, energetic and reliable at work and with good understanding.

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them,my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can meet up with my irregular timings.As my Personal Assistant,your activities amongst other things will include;

*Running personal errands
*Coordinate special domestic and international travel plans.
*Oversee Outlook calendars to prioritize appointments and schedule meetings
*Maintain Personal Bank Accounts and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..

Basic wage is $400 Weekly.

I own a young non-profit Humanitarian Foundation creating humanitarian projects that focus on human rights and community development. As part of this Humanitarian Foundation, Combat Relief meets the special needs of veterans and their families by providing financial grants to established programs and initiatives dedicated to meeting the challenges they face when returning to their communities

I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point,as I am presently out of the country, I will be back in about three Weeks.I think you're the right person for this position after going through your resume,Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules, it's a part-time work from home and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others but basically you will work between 15 and 20hrs a month, so it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week.If you can manage your time properly,this job may even give you some extras while you do something else on the side.

As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible.I do have lots of works piled up presently and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with, I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship and hopefully when I meet with you after my arrival we can talk about the possibility of making this long term. I'm online most of the time I prefer we contact each other through E-mails or IM (Instant Messenger), but if there is need for me to call, I will and i promise to be a good boss in as much as you are diligent. I will need to update your contact info with my clients from Fortune 100 Corporate Organization. I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details as it will be used for payment/delivery purposes :

Once I have received your contact information, I will get back to you with the task for this week , you will also be paid upfront as its important you help me handle some errands before i get back from my business trip . Hope I am clear with that.

I will await your response and also let me have the above info as it should appear on payment.

Regards
Robin Newman

Second one~

Dear FirstName ,

Thanks for responding to my advert on Careerbuilder . I would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on business. I am in Estonia, as such there will be no interview. I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience. When you get my mails/packages; you are required to mail them where I want them mailed. You don't have to incur any out of pocket expenses, all you are required to do is receive my packages shipped to your house and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to confirm its content. The content of the packages are computer, electronics, clothing and some business and personal letters. All expenses and taxes will be covered and incurred by me. You will work between 10 to 15 hrs a week..I do not know how much you would charge per month but I am willing to pay you $500 weekly. That should not be a bad offer i suppose? I need your service because I am constantly out of town. I am Self Employed and I own an Artworks store here in Estonia. I will return to the United States by the End of March and this process will be on going till then. If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can agree on the possibility of making this long term. Do please let me know if you are capable of handling the position?

I will email you the list and pictures of what to shop for me when I am ready. No heavy packages involved! You can do shopping at Sears, Walmart, and other reliable stores. You will be shopping for Electronics and clothing. I will provide you with my UPS account number for Shipping. All you need do is bill the shipping charges on it. I will provide you with clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well as funds to cover them. If and when i have to mail you money to do my shopping, plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? If you are interested and understand the above stated, do reply me with the following information

N.B : Do get back to me with the required details above , in order that your pay-check can be forwarded to you as soon as possible. I will appreciate your prompt response.Thanks and the best way to reach me now is via email as I am presently not in the united states at the moment and this is why my phone number is not listed .

Best Regards

~~~

CareerBuilder is where they are getting myeMail and boy am I glad I have set up that particular account for spam. ;) Thank you again!

12-17-2011, 10:19 AM

Meri Widow

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

Originally Posted by babyface_33317

I contacted very quickly my bank and unfortunately they are not able to stop the process of the deposit and that I may need to go on Monday to the branch directly.

Yes, walk into you bank on Monday and tell the teller that you are the victim of a work-at-home, cash-the-fake-check scam. You aren't the first and won't be the last person to tell the teller that. You will probably have to pay the $35 bounced check fee, sorry.

The good news is that now you are aware of this type of scam and know to come here and other scam-busting sites whenever you have any questions about anything.

The bad news is that now you are on that scammer's 'potential sucker' list, he will try again to separate you from your cash. He will send you more emails from his other free email addresses using another of his fake names with all kinds of stories of great jobs, lottery winnings, millions in the bank and desperate, lonely, sexy singles. He will sell your email address to all his scamming buddies who will also send you dozens of fake emails all with the exact same goal, you sending them your cash via Western Union or moneygram.

When you refuse to send him your cash he will send increasingly nasty and rude emails trying to convince you to go through with his scam. The scammer could also create another fake name and email address like "[email protected] gmail.com", "police_person @hotmail.com" or "investigator @yahoo.com" and send emails telling you the job is legit and you must cash the fake check and send your money to the scammer or you will face legal action. Just ignore, delete and block those email addresses. Although, reading a scammer's attempt at impersonating a law enforcement officer can be extremely funny.

6 "Rules to follow" to avoid most fake jobs:
1) Job asks you to use your personal bank account and/or open a new one.
2) Job asks you to print/mail/cash a check or money order.
3) Job asks you to use Western Union or moneygram in any capacity.
4) Job asks you to accept packages and re-ship them on to anyone.
5) Job asks you to pay visas, travel fees via Western Union or moneygram.
6) Job asks you to sign up for a credit reporting or identity verification site.

Avoiding all jobs that mention any of the above listed 'red flags' and you will miss nearly all fake jobs. Only scammers ask you to do any of the above. No. Exceptions. Ever. For any reason.

If you google "fake check cashing job", "fraud Western Union scam", "money mule moneygram scam" or something similar you will find hundreds of posts from victims and near-victims of this type of scam.

Good luck with the job search and hope you come back and post up more fake job emails.

Making a scammer's scam googlable on every scam-warner-anti-fraud-busting site you can find is a great way to slow that scammer down when a suspicious potential victim goes looking for information, finds your post containing the name the scammer is using, his email address, phone number and the emails themselves and then that potential victim does not become a scam victim because you took the time "get the word out".

Thanks!!

12-16-2011, 04:28 PM

babyface_33317

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

Hello everyone,

I think I just might have fallen on this scam. I received an e-mail with the job opportunity from careerbuilder.com to work as a personal assistant. The e-mail stated the following

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Burke Ryan is a transaction lawyer whose practice focuses on private equity and providing corporate counsel to early-stage businesses. Currently he practices law as a solo practitioner and is counsel for Riggs Ltd., a private equity holding company focused on
management of international real estate investments.

Mr. Burke has worked as a financial analyst for a commercial bank, principal for an e-commerce business in New York City, and as counsel for a private equity firm focused on real estate. He was a financial analyst in the lending group of The Private Bank, analyzing and managing solutions to complex lending liability problems in residential and commercial real estate loan matters. In New York

City, Mr. Burke acquired substantial entrepreneurial experience in e-commerce company formation, project management, and global business development. As counsel for a private equity firm, Mr. Burke has formed tactical strategies in raw land development and niche property investments. He has advised on a wide scope of real property legal matters and added value to properties by solving management and operational problems while improving physical conditions of real estate holdings.

Mr. Burke helps his clients by providing clear advice on corporate, investment, employment, securities, intellectual property, and transactional matters. Mr. Burke has written on legislative reform issues and, in particular, on the economics of alimony reform bills in

Massachusetts. His native language is English.

BAR ADMISSION

Mr. Burke is a member of the Connecticut Bar, and is admitted to practice before all state courts.

JOB DESCRIPTION :

I received your resume in response to the ad posted on the Career Builder for a Personal/Administrative Assistant, I am so sorry for the late response to your resume. I will deeply appreciate all genuine efforts to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities. I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since returned to her country. I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been. I'm 52, originally from Australia, but I have spent a whole lot here in United States. I'm a lawyer by profession as I have stated above in my profile and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in; from the AFS Intercultural Programs in Canada and United States to various welfare and community service programs, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

As my assistant, your activities among other things will include;

** Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.

** Scheduling programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them.

** Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.

** Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.

** Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.

** Temporary wage is $500 a week till i arrive.

** Benefits Packages will be discussed and sealed when i arrive back to the States.

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings.There is also a very sensitive issue on trust and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on. This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm currently in the Queensland Australia now for a

summit, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with this coming week if you will be available for me. This can act as a

stable foundation to our working relationship.

I will be waiting to hear from you again so we can proceed accordingly.

Best Regards,

Burke Ryan (Esq.)

I responded trusting it because of careerbuilder. After that e-mail, a couple of days later I get this response

Thanks for the email and interest towards this position. I'm sure you understand i tend to have a very busy schedule at this point and please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules, it's a part-time offer at the moment and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others, so it's a little difficult judging the exact amount of hours you'll be working per week. If you possess great skills of time management, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side. When i arrive in the States which will be in 2 weeks time, we would make arrangement for a formal meeting so we can both sign all necessary employment contract documents

As I have said, I will want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with, I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually.

Permit me to use the this coming week to test your efficiency and effectiveness towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find an intelligent candidate for this position, I'm confident you can take up the challenge based on your resume and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship together.

I am glad you are willing to work with me and i promise to be a good boss, also glad on the commitment in working. I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me this week is to run some errands out to some of the needy homes, I do that every month .

The funds to perform this task will be in form of a Cashier's Check and it will be sent over to you from one of my clients, which i will be emailing some lists to you once you receive the funds. You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out Or transfer the fund to them.

Once i receive your response. I will make up your job file and get back to you with your staff code ID number and will also provide some information about the task for this week, Understand you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get to the States.

Hope i am clear with that.

Your swift response to this email will be highly advantageous.

Regards.
Burke Ryan.

Surely enough did I receive in the mail in the form of a cashiers check funds of $2900.00....Stupidly enough I go to my bank today and deposit the money because as my first assignment I had to do the following:

How are you doing today? I just want to inform you that you will be getting payment from my client today via Fedex Courier Service it was mailed out yesterday and it will be delivered to your address this morning with tracking number 797845437990f. As soon as your receive the check which is of $2900. Kindly Visit your bank to get the get it cashed at your bank and if you are unable to get it cashed instantly kindly go ahead and deposit it into your bank account and funds will be available for withdrawal 24hrs after it has been deposited. I will be waiting for a confirmation message if it's either cashed or deposited and as soon as you have the funds, you are to deduct $500 as your weekly payment and proceed to any Western union outlet around you to transfer the balance to Texas SOS Children community, so the money will be sent to Texas SOS Children community, i think you have a Western union location around you because you need to proceed to any Western union outlet to send the money. You need to complete the transaction ASAP because the money is for Charity project focus of the project was AIDS prevention and Care for HIV infected children.

Below are the information to send the money to them:

Receivers Information:

FIRST NAME : PAUL

LAST NAME :RODRIGUEZ

CITY : WEBSTER

STATE : TEXAS

ZIP CODE : 77598

NB : This information is very important. The funds is meant to be sent to PAul Rodriguez in TX for a project focusing on children with HIV/AIDS diseases.

Once the money has been sent, kindly get back to me with the Western union transfer information like,

Money Transfer Control Number #:

Amount Sent After Western union charges:

Sender's Full Name And Address:

Look forward to read from you.

Best Wishes,

Burke Ryan.

When I spoke with my bank teller she questioned me if I knew the person that sent the check. I advised that I did not know them personally but that I did googled the company from where the check came from and it was a legit company and there was a branch here in FL. She did mentioned that there were a lot of scams like that and with the request to Western Union money and I should be careful. I deposit the check, but when I left a little uneasiness was left in my brain. As soon as I got home I started making more research and come across this website and read all the post and boy do all the e-mails match what I got. I contacted very quickly my bank and unfortunately they are not able to stop the process of the deposit and that I may need to go on Monday to the branch directly.

I will see what I can do, but thank God that I did not start forwarding any money because most likely this check is going to bounce. It is unbelievable how some people out there can be so selfish and evil and take advantage of those that are trying to look for work. I am unemployed and a mother of two desperate to find some work and here I come as a goof ball and fall for this crap.

12-06-2011, 04:23 PM

truitt661

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

You will get many more of them emails, so you have to be very careful with those email s. Most of them will ask you for your name, phone number, and address and the same format.

12-03-2011, 11:05 AM

Meri Widow

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

Thanks for posting up the information on that scammer.

Making a scammer's scam googlable on every scam-warner-anti-fraud-busting site you can find is a great way to slow that scammer down when a suspicious potential victim goes looking for information, finds your post containing the name the scammer is using, his email address, phone number and the emails themselves and then that potential victim does not become a scam victim because you took the time "get the word out".

Thanks!!

Wasting a scammer's time legally and safely is called "scambaiting". If you google that word, you will find sites where you can read scambaits, post up the emails and email addresses of scammers, post up a fake website, read up on how to alert a hosting company that they are hosting a fake website, ask questions and learn all about the hobby of scambaiting.

This said advertised job is a Part-time Package Handler, I'm seeking for an effective and efficient Person that will see to my personal and business errands at his/her spare time that might not collide with your full-time main job.Such successful applicant will be saddle with responsibilities of receiving my mails and drop them off at UPS,Shop for Gifts, Bill payment ( pay my bills on my behalf) Sit for delivery( at your home) or pick items up at nearby post office at your convenience.

Let me know if you will be able to offer me any/all of these services. Where are you located? I would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on business trip to Australia so there will be no interview. And while I am away,you will be carrying out this aforementioned duties out on my behalf .

I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience.

When you get my mails/packages; you are required to mail them to where I want them mailed to. You don't have to make use of your personal money, all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal its content for a secured task with less risk for yourself.

The content of the packages are Art Material and Painting, clothing's business and personal letters. All expenses and taxes will be covered by me. You will work between 15 and 20hrs a month,so the work is high flexible but your utmost devotion to this job is expected and all Instructions followed to the letter.

I will pay $800.00 per month, that is 200$ per week. I need your service because I am constantly out of town. I own an Art Gallery here in Australia. I will return to USA in December, so this process will be on going till then and possibility of acquiring a Gallery in USA is being planned and permanency of this job is possible,after seeing how committed you will be to this task with a lucrative salary.

If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making this long term.
Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position. I will email you the list and pictures of what to shop for when I am ready. No heavy packages is involved! You can do the shopping at any nearest stores.You will be shopping for Electronics, clothing's and Antiques.

I will provide you my personal UPS account number for Shipping. All you have to do is present my account number to UPS and shipping charges will be applied into the account.I will provide clear set of instructions for each task to be carry out as well the funds to cover them.
If I were to mail you money to do my shopping plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? How should your name appear on the money?

Kindly provide me with the following details below to enable me do a necessary background check on you:

Thank you for your response to our *****slist posting, and as well as inform you, that after reading through your application, we are interested in discussing this position in more detail. As of this moment, we have narrowed it down to 3 potential candidates, yourself being one of them.

I would like to congratulate you in making it to the next step of our hiring process. As part of our company's policy, and to insure our company against liabilities and potential issues, the next step of the hiring process includes getting your credit report checked. Please be aware, that a poor credit history in no way disqualifies you from the position, but will allow us to gain a better feel for you.

In lieu of this, we have arranged a FREE service to make the process easier. Click here to receive your report. Once you have completed this process, please email me confirmation ASAP, so we can move forward. Please, DO NOT include any sensitive information in any emails. Please perform this step quickly, as we would like to fill the position very soon. Upon receipt of your report #, myself or Mr. Dawson, our HR manager, will get back to you to set up a meeting.

Your resume has been received in response to our listing/*****slist However this is a whole new innovation for Working Independently from Home. We have vacancy for 20 Staffs and your prompt and accurate response to the interview questions below would definitely give you an edge. Taylor Software provides individual and high-quality accessories to the motor trade, from wiper blades to high-octane fuel boost, portable de-misters to brake pedals. We source excellent products from Europe's best suppliers, providing a host of options to improve the performance and look of every car.

-- Basically we have highly esteemed clients whom we have lost records for their purchases. Now we would be having you work with us under Administrative Assistant section in order to go through records and files to compute these back log of data and even up to date and current data files for our clients & customers purchase transactions to be stored properly in the new data base.

-- We have a large network of clients with huge loads of unprocessed paper work and customer/client purchase records that have not been properly computed. We are offering this position due to the cut down on our work force few months ago. This position is strictly Data Entry/Admin Assistant and the position offers full equipments and facilities for the job from home pending the establishment of our new outlet in CA And the Regional Offices in MI --

The pay for this position is $25:50 Per Hour. You would be attached to a supervisor whom you would report to on daily basis for your log duty. 8 hours Maximum daily and Tax forms are not required because you would be calculating your tax yourself for your own evaluation. IMPORTANT : Respond to the following Interview questions below via email. This would be used to evaluate your knowledge of the position in question.

This is the end of the interview process. Our email conversation would be recorded and reviewed by the Management Desk.

You would be updated via Phone & Email OR rather be online for the next 24 - 48 Hours to know if you did get the position.

Kindly check your email for updates.

Kind Regards
Pablo Petersen.

Good luck everyone

11-09-2011, 08:55 AM

Meri Widow

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

Originally Posted by Hshahzad

I submitted the received draft in bank. What wil happen now please advise me?

Walk into you bank and tell them you suspect the check is fake. Tell them you think you are the victim of a "cash the fake check" type work-at-home scam. You might have to pay the $35 bounced check fee.

Plz help me and tell me if I am introuble?

No, you are not in any trouble. Your bank will understand, you are not the first person to tell the bank teller that they deposited a fake check, and you won't be the last.

Now, there is some bad news.

When you refuse to send the scammer your cash he will send increasingly nasty and rude emails trying to convince you to go through with his scam. The scammer could also create another fake name and email address like "[email protected] gmail.com", "police_person @hotmail.com" or "investigator @yahoo.com" and send emails telling you the job is legit and you must cash the fake check and send your money to the scammer or you will face legal action. Do not be fooled, NO law enforcement agency is going to email you, ALL such emails will be from the exact same scammer that sent you the check.

Just ignore, delete and block those email addresses. Although, reading a scammer's attempt at impersonating a law enforcement official can be extremely funny.

Now that you have responded to a scammer, you are on his 'potential sucker' list, he will try again to separate you from your cash. He will send you more emails from his other free email addresses using another of his fake names with all kinds of stories of great jobs, lottery winnings, millions in the bank and desperate, lonely, sexy singles. He will sell your email address to all his scamming buddies who will also send you dozens of fake emails all with the exact same goal, you sending them your cash via Western Union or moneygram.

You could post up the email address and the emails themselves that the scammer is using, it will help make your post more googlable for other suspicious potential victims to find when looking for information.

Do you know how to check the header of a received email? If not, you could google for information. Being able to read the header to determine the geographic location an email originated from will help you weed out the most obvious scams and scammers. Then delete and block that scammer. Don't bother to tell him that you know he is a scammer, it isn't worth your effort. He has one job in life, convincing victims to send him their hard-earned cash.

Whenever suspicious or just plain curious, google everything, website addresses, names used, companies mentioned, phone numbers given, all email addresses, even sentences from the emails as you might be unpleasantly surprised at what you find already posted online. You can also post/ask here and every scam-warner-anti-fraud-busting site you can find before taking a chance and losing money to a scammer.

6 "Rules to follow" to avoid most fake jobs:
1) Job asks you to use your personal bank account and/or open a new one.
2) Job asks you to print/mail/cash a check or money order.
3) Job asks you to use Western Union or moneygram in any capacity.
4) Job asks you to accept packages and re-ship them on to anyone.
5) Job asks you to pay visas, travel fees via Western Union or moneygram.
6) Job asks you to sign up for a credit reporting or identity verification site.

Avoiding all jobs that mention any of the above listed 'red flags' and you will miss nearly all fake jobs. Only scammers ask you to do any of the above. No. Exceptions. Ever. For any reason.

If you google "fake check cashing job", "fraud Western Union scam", "check mule moneygram scam" or something similar you will find hundreds of posts from victims and near-victims of this type of scam.

In the end, all that is going to happen is that your email address will receive lots and lots more scam and spam emails. Just be really cautious, if you don't know the person who sent you the email, delete it since it will probably be from the scammer trying to steal your money.

11-09-2011, 07:46 AM

Hshahzad

Re: Personal Assistant Scam?

I submitted the received draft in bank. What wil happen now please advise me? I am a mother of 2 and already having severe mental health issues this is why I did not catch this scam first. Plz help me and tell me if I am introuble?

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